Bored to Death
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Bored to Death |
| Original title | Bored to Death |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2009-2011 |
| Production company |
3 Arts Entertainment, Dakota Films |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 24 in 3 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Comedy |
| Theme music | Coconut Records - Bored to Death |
| idea | Jonathan Ames |
| production |
Jonathan Ames , Sarah Condon , Stephanie Davis , Dave Becky , Troy Miller , Tracey Baird |
| music |
Stephen Ulrich Pat Irwin |
| First broadcast | September 20, 2009 (USA) on HBO |
| German-language first broadcast |
March 6, 2013 on Sky Atlantic HD |
| occupation | |
Bored to Death is an American television series produced for HBO . It is about a writer named Jonathan Ames, who begins to work part time as a private detective. The series is advertised as “noir ‑ otic comedy” (a play on words made up of film noir and neurotic , meaning neurotic ).
action
The focus of the series is the 30-year-old writer Jonathan Ames from Brooklyn , whose girlfriend Suzanne left him at the beginning of the series, ostensibly because of his frequent alcohol and cannabis use . Lacking inspiration for his second book and out of general boredom, he offers his services as an unlicensed private investigator on Craigslist . He received his first orders promptly and was able to solve some cases more or less successfully with the help of the crime novels by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett .
His best friend Ray Hueston, a financially unsuccessful comic book artist , is struggling with similar problems as Jonathan, but still manages to have a stabilizing effect on his friend's life. Of less help is George Christopher, editor of the fictional New York magazine Edition , for which Jonathan occasionally writes. George is a triply divorced playboy who, like Jonathan, enjoys resorting to alcohol and cannabis.
occupation
The synchronization of the series was created by Hermes Synchron based on dialogue books and under the dialogue direction of Michael Nowka .
main actor
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Ames | Jason Schwartzman | Nicola Devico Mamone |
| Ray Hueston | Zach Galifianakis | Michael Iwannek |
| George Christopher | Ted Danson | Leon Boden |
supporting cast
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Leah | Heather Burns | Marie Bierstedt |
| Suzanne | Olivia Thirlby | Luise Helm |
| Caroline Taylor | Bebe Neuwirth | Viola Sauer |
| Richard Antrem | Oliver Platt | Lutz Schnell |
| Louis Green | John Hodgman | Stefan Krause |
| Howard | Patton Oswalt | Jens Wawrczeck |
| Priscilla | Laila Robins | Heike Schroetter |
| Stella | Jenny Slate | Ilona Brokowski |
| Emily | Halley Feiffer | Luisa Wietzorek |
| Bernard | David Rasche | Hans-Jürgen Dittberner |
| Rose Hiney | Isla Fisher | Maria Koschny |
| Belinda | Olympia Dukakis | Barbara Adolph |
Production and broadcast
Bored to Death is a collaboration between 3 Arts Entertainment and Dakota Films for the pay TV channel produced HBO. The series was conceived by the writer and journalist Jonathan Ames , who also gave the protagonist its name. Most of the series was filmed in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn.
The pilot episode was seen by a total of 4.1 million viewers, including the reruns and streaming service from HBO. After the successful first broadcast of the third episode with 1.1 million viewers, which, however, was caused by the previously broadcast series Lass es, Larry! was favored, HBO ordered another season. On October 27, 2010, it was announced that HBO had commissioned a third season. The airing of this began on October 10th and ended on November 28th, 2011. As HBO announced in December 2011, there will be no fourth season.
In June 2012 it was announced that HBO was considering a sequel to the series as a television movie . Jason Schwartzman confirmed in January 2013 that Jonathan Ames would be working on the script and that he and the other leading actors would be available for the project.
Episode list
Web links
- Bored to Death at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Series | Bored to Death. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Fort Green blog: 'Bored to Death' on Location ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , September 16, 2009
- ↑ serienjunkies.de: Bored to Death: HBO quickly orders second season , October 7, 2009
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva: HBO Renews Series 'Bored to Death' And 'Eastbound & Down' . Deadline Hollywood . October 27, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ↑ Bill Gorman: 'Enlightened' Renewed; 'Hung,' 'Bored To Death,' 'How To Make It In America' Canceled By HBO . TV by the Numbers . December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ↑ Michael O'Connell: 'Bored to Death' Could Continue as HBO TV Movie . The Hollywood Reporter . June 14, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ↑ Jordan Zakarin: 'Bored to Death' Feature Film in Development at HBO . The Hollywood Reporter . January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
